The World Wide Controversy about Pluto Being a Planet



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DabbleBoard : http://www.dabbleboard.com/draw?b=Guest494290&i=0&c=dd8538bfdd8d43f02817803b594376a8eaa891a3




Comparision Table :


Planet
Dwarf Planet
It must orbit the sun
Orbits the sun
It must be large enough for gravity to mold it into a nearly spherical shape
Nearly spherical
It must have cleared the neighborhood around it's orbit
Has not cleared the neighborhood around it's orbit
Mass enough to form itself into a stable, almost spherical shape
Is not a satellite





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Davies, Richard. The Planets. Print.
http://clearlyexplained.com/nature/space/planets/index.html


Phillips, Tony. "Much Ado about Pluto." 4 Sept. 2006. Web. 1 Jan.
http://plutopetition.com/unplanet.php